$#%! Bleeder broke on 88 accord rear drum

[jworm420]

Well i finished up the rear breaks, used a small combination wrench to loosen the bleeder on the rear drum break cylnder... With allmost no effort the damn thing twisted rite off... so half of it broke off in the wheel cylnder... Any good sugestion on how to get that other half of the bleeder out... Or should i just replace the whole wheel cylnder (im gunna ram this car into a bridge, Its not mine ive ben fixing stuff on it for 3 weeks for free... well they thing payment for me fixing it is me driveing it... and they would be the owners of the company i work for, its their suns first beater car)

[95cord]

go to the auto parts store and ask for a easy out they should know what this is. this should solve your problem. all you have to do is twist it in to the bleeder and turn it out.

[samtheman77]

Often i find that just heating up the screw with a torch or even using a little lubrication with help to free up the bleeder screw, I lube it up really well or heat it up and just walk away from it for a bit then 9/10 times voila! its out, Chances are those things are so rusted that you can breath on them and they will break, but an easy out from the parts store will do the trick or of course if its leaking change it, either way you have to bleed the brakes now!

[jeffcoslacker]

Just change the wheel cylinder. Much less aggravation (provided the brake line doesn't try to break off also)

If the bleeder was that cruddy, the wheel cylinders are probably half junk anyway.

[jworm420]

i thought about an EZ out, but didnt want any kind of a metal flake to getinto the brake system some how ( that would be my luck) Most likely ill replace the wheel cylinder's, but like i said its not my car and im not payin for the parts, so i guess its up to the owner lol... Lucky for me i have a bunch of brake line in my garge from when i re did the brakes on my 85 deville 2dr coupe.... talk about fun times, nothing like spending the weekend bending up your own brake lines... And here is another question for you guys... any of you ever use the acutal Brake bleeding tool ? It allmost seems as though it would be a waste of money, but if it makes things a ton easyer i may buy one.